The ceremony of the charity gala began immediately, and the bigwigs and representatives from all walks of life on the ceremony stage were already lined up in a row in order.
The audience was crowded with reporters from news media and online platforms, who watched closely and prepared to take pictures and interviews.
Seeing Qiao Yang's attitude, Gu Ye felt panic and doubt in his heart. But under the gaze of a pair of eyes at the scene, it is indeed not a place where two people can chat.
And the staff has come to greet Qiao Yang and invited him to the ceremony stage.
The order in which everyone stands on the stage is prescribed. As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Gu Ye will naturally stand in the center to announce the start of the charity party.
Next to Gu Ye, was the man.
Qiao Yang clearly saw the name on his tag: Yu Huai.
The two children became the protagonists at this moment, and Xiaoxu and Xiaowang were in the front row. That is, right in front of Gu Ye and the man.
Qiao Yang pursed his lower lip, and when he was about to hand the two boys over to the staff, Xiao Xu took his hand even tighter.
The 4-year-old child was frightened by such a formal and serious scene. He was too frightened to raise his head, grabbed Qiao Yang's hand tightly and couldn't help but hide behind him.
Xiaowang is older and more sensible. He went to pull Xiaoxu: "Xiaoxu is obedient, come here quickly."
"… don't want."
Xiaoxu kept shaking his head, his voice carried a childish cry.
Qiao Yang comforted him softly: "Don't be afraid, you stand in front of brother Xiaowang first. It will be over soon, and brother is here too."
A middle-aged aunt under the stage also hurried over. She is the director of the orphanage and has been thanking the donors just now.
She smiled apologetically at the people around her, and hurriedly urged: "Xiaoxu, didn't you tell you what to do when you came here? Be obedient, and stand with Brother Xiaowang."
After listening to Auntie's words, Xiaoxu raised his head bravely.
However, when he saw a row of men in black suits and white shirts under the spotlight on the stage, and a pair of adults with various expressions on the cameras below the stage, he was even more heartbroken. timid.
The wide hall, the high ceremony platform, the bright and dazzling venue, and the unfamiliar and serious faces can make a child without support feel lonely.
He wanted to find support. He grabbed Qiao Yang's hand more instinctively, with tears in his eyes and refused to take a step forward.
The aunt and the staff were anxious, but dared not rush the child. The cameras of the reporters in the audience were almost all focused on the child, and if he burst into tears, the scene would be even more unsightly.
Qiao Yang also squatted down helplessly, he rubbed Xiaoxu's head. He comforted softly: "Look, brother is here. After we take pictures, brother will take you to eat delicious food, okay?"
Xiaoxu still shook his head, tears welling in his eyes.
At this time, Gu Ye walked over, squatted down beside Qiao Yang, looked at the child with a soft smile and asked, "Do you want to stand with this brother?"
Xiaoxu nodded.
The child's bright eyes looked at Qiao Yang with eagerness and dependence, as if asking: Is it alright
Qiao Yang could not make his own decisions about the order of standing on the ceremonial stage. He had no choice but to turn his head to look at Gu Ye.
Gu Ye rubbed Xiaoxu's head and smiled: "Okay, then you stand with brother Yangyang. And you can always hold his hand."
Yu Huai realized something as soon as his voice fell, and his expression changed.
The two children are the protagonists, and they must be in the center of the front row. If the child wants to pull Qiao Yang, then Qiao Yang must stand in the center.
That is where he is now.
This position, and the opportunity to speak side by side with Gu Ye today, was bought by him for tens of millions!
Now, because of this child, let him be close to Gu Ye, and the chance to be on the headlines tomorrow is gone? !
He immediately walked out of the queue, bent down at Xiao Xu, smiled brightly, and said, "Little boy, I'm also a brother, do you want to stand with me?"
After he finished speaking, he reached out to take Xiaoxu's hand.
Xiaoxu just felt relieved because he was able to stand with Qiao Yang.
Suddenly another man came over to him and was about to take him away. He was so scared that he burrowed into Qiao Yang's arms and shouted, "No! No! I don't want to be with you, I want to be with brother Yangyang."
The child's unintelligible and immature words caused some people on the field to laugh.
Yu Huai found himself boring, and his face flushed with embarrassment in front of everyone's eyes.
Gu Ye also apologized to him: "Sorry, Mr. Yu, we need to change the order of our station for the sake of the child. I also ask Mr. Yu to forgive me."
Gu Ye was very polite when talking to him, and the current scene made him even less able to compete for a seat with a child.
But he was very unwilling!
The chance to stand side by side with Gu Ye and take pictures in the same frame and make headlines will really never happen again in the future!
He had no choice but to look at Qiao Yang, grit his teeth with a hypocritical smile and say, "Young Master Qiao is really liked by children. I'm really lucky."
Qiao Yang also understood Gu Ye's arrangement.
He saw Yu Huai's unwilling look, and there was a faint sneer on his face. Then he pulled Xiaoxu upright and walked to the very center, side by side with Gu Ye.
The back of the drooping hand that had just stood over was touched. He instinctively turned his head and met Gu Ye's smiling eyes.
Gu Ye also rubbed Xiao Xu's head and said with a smile, "Xiao Xu is such a good boy."
There was slyness in his eyes, and deep meaning in his words.
Qiao Yang pursed his lips, but still did not respond to him.
He realized: Gu Ye did this on purpose.
Because of Xiaoxu's stage fright, there are many ways to arrange it.
Xiaowang can be at the front, and Xiaoxu is waiting outside with the aunt of the orphanage. You can also let him hold Xiaoxu to take pictures, there is no need to stick to the most central position.
So, does Gu Ye want to stand with him
Or did Gu Ye not want to stand with Yu Huai
With emotions and doubts in his heart that he couldn't understand, Qiao Yang smiled lightly as he faced the camera that kept taking pictures under the stage.
Immediately afterwards, the back of Qiao Yang's right hand was touched again, and the familiar temperature and familiar touch were immediately passed along the back of his hand.
If Gu Ye was careless just now, then this time it was definitely intentional!
He had long been used to doing these little things with Gu Ye, and he took the initiative to touch Gu Ye more often.
But now, the complex emotions in my heart make a small touch change. His sensitive nerves stiffened his entire arm, and he didn't know how to respond to Gu Ye.
This one action caused him to be out of state during the entire process on the ceremonial stage, mechanically looking at the cameras and reporters below with a small smile.
After the opening ceremony, the tasks of the two children were also completed. The dean and staff of the orphanage brought many snacks to reward Xiaoxu and Xiaowang and prepared to send them home.
Xiaoxu was reluctant to leave Qiao Yang, he kept staring at him with wide eyes, as if he didn't dare to say what he wanted to say.
Ask Qiao Yang to rub his head and coax him: "You go back with the aunts first, and then my brother will find you to play when he is free."
Xiao Wang's thin body stood upright, and he said to Qiao Yang with a serious look: "... Today, thank you."
After he finished speaking, he blushed and turned his head stubbornly, not to look at Qiao Yang.
Qiao Yang smiled and patted Xiaowang's shoulder: "Don't forget to pay me back. The vase is 500 yuan in total, but you can pay in installments, call me once a month, and pay me back 5 yuan, why? Sample?"
The nine-year-old child couldn't understand Qiao Yang's intention at all. He complied with the appointment, nodded heavily like a little man, and said, "Okay."
Gu Ye asked them with a smile, "What money do you want to pay back?"
Qiao Yang just looked at Xiao Wang, rubbed Xiao Xu from the cerebellum, and chuckled: "This is between us, don't tell others."
Xiao Wang immediately looked at Gu Ye vigilantly, and promised to say, "Okay."
Gu Ye smiled on the side.
The end of the ceremony is the beginning of another feast. At this moment, whether it is the banquet hall or the studio hall, there is a lot of noise and excitement everywhere.
Gu Ye is really busy.
When Qiao Yang saw that he wanted to talk to him, he had to face one after another who came to him.
When he talks to others, he always looks at him with nostalgic eyes, as if to say: don't go.
Qiao Yang also saw Yu Huai closely following Gu Ye, his eyes sticky and hot as if they were on Gu Ye's body.
Another emotion hit him that he had never experienced before, making his throat as stuffy as a ball of cotton stuffed up.
His irritable blood rushed to his brain, and there was a nameless fire in his heart, which made him want to vent. He wanted to remove the malicious Yu Huai from Gu Ye's side.
He suddenly thought about his childhood.
A new bartender came to my brother's bar, and the bartender also called my brother Brother Sheng.
He had an unhappy tantrum and played pranks on the bartender. Because at that time he felt that his brother was his own brother. No one can call him brother anymore.
But later, after more and more people called him Qiao Sheng, he gradually got used to it.
When he grew up, he understood the psychology of that time.
He was worried that others would take away the only Qiao Sheng he could rely on.
Afraid that Qiao Sheng, who has always been good to him, will be good to others regardless of him.
The title of being angry with one's own talents is called by others.
It is a desire for protection and possessiveness towards one's own possessions.
It is the most primitive instinct that humans and animals show when facing threats to their own interests.
But now, he actually has a possessive desire for Gu Ye.
Inadvertently, he met Gu Ye's eyes again, with a gentle and concerned smile, a smile that was different from others.
Gu Ye said that he was his only friend.
So do you take extra care of him
What if he had other friends
What if Yu Huai succeeded
He will be used to Gu Ye being good to others just like he is used to being called Brother Qiao Sheng
He was upset, and told the scene of the entertainment to the venue where Liu Wen left.
Gu Ye looked for Qiao Yang's figure, but he looked around the lively hall but couldn't find a familiar figure.
He panicked again.
He frowned and thought about what happened to Qiao Yang today.
At the end of the party, he found Qiao Yang in the lounge.
Qiao Yang was smoking, and there were several burnt cigarette butts in the ashtray on the table.
He breathed a sigh of relief, walked over and sat in front of Qiao Yang and said tentatively, "Where are you here?"
Qiao Yang bit the cigarette butt, looked up at him, and asked lightly, "Why did you come here?"
Gu Ye said in a low voice, "Let's see what you're doing?"
He was tentative, careful, and explained to Qiao Yang in a tone that was like reporting things to his boss:
"I found out about Xiaoxu and Xiaowang just now. Everyone is too busy today, and the director of the orphanage is also socializing with the people on the scene, and no one takes care of the children for a while. Let the two go hungry and suffer. The grievance is indeed the fault of all the people here."
"As the president, I didn't take care of the overall situation, and I made mistakes. How about I go to the orphanage to find the two children and apologize to them in person?"
Qiao Yang's attitude towards him tonight was too abnormal.
He wanted to know why Qiao Yang was unhappy.
But he couldn't get away from socializing with others, so he sent Geng Hui to investigate as soon as possible what happened to Qiao Yang at the scene.
Geng Hui contacted Liu Wen quietly and learned about the two children being starved and scolded.
Qiao Yang looked at him cautiously and chuckled: "It's none of your business. It's not your fault either."
It doesn't seem to be angry about this.
After Gu Ye ruled out the child, he continued to explain:
"I've been busy with the preparations for the charity party since the afternoon. There are a lot of people here. Just in case, I locked my personal mobile phone in the drawer of the office."
"So, I haven't seen your call and message until now. I didn't call you back in time, and I didn't see the message that you were coming here, sorry."
"If I get busy in the future, I will hand over the phone to my subordinates and assistants for safekeeping, so that if you contact me, I will get back to you as soon as possible."
The lip biting the cigarette loosened, and the sullen mood fluctuated slightly because of Gu Ye's explanation.
It turned out that the number that Gu Ye exchanged with Yu Huai was the mobile phone he used at work, and the one he would usually hand over to his assistant to answer incoming calls.
Yu Huai did not get his private number.
Also, there were so many people around at that time, how could Gu Ye give out his private number.
Qiao Yang found that his heavy heart was actually lighter because of Gu Ye's explanation.
Wonderful.
He laughed again: it really makes no sense.
Gu Ye seemed to understand something from his relaxed expression.
He said, "No matter how busy I am in the future, I will never miss your call again. Can you all forgive me this time?"
Gu Ye's voice was low and soft.
There is a connotation in every move.
The charming and amorous peach blossom eyes are the eyes that are most likely to let people relax their vigilance and make people sink.
And being watched carefully by such eyes, it is easy for people to immerse themselves in it and forget themselves.
Qiao Yang didn't dare to look any further, he turned his eyes to look outside, and continued to smoke.
Gu Ye went on to say: "I only knew about the fact that you helped Wang Jiaze and the others in Qingshan Resort. If I could have contacted you at that time, I would not have allowed you to face Brother Cheng's people alone."
"It's my fault too. I'm sorry."
Everything is his fault.
Gu Ye's attitude made Qiao Yang unbearable.
He said in a low voice, "It's none of your business."
Gu Ye explained: "If I had been in contact with you, I would have known the situation at the time. Fortunately, those people were not pursuing it, otherwise if you were really in danger, I would not know anything."
He apologized seriously again: "It's really my fault."
Qiao Yang was already overwhelmed by his attitude and low profile, he stopped: "It's none of your business. You, don't be like this... "
"and… "
Gu Ye didn't stop, he continued: "I just want to find out why you are unhappy, so that I can know how..."
Know how to coax you.
The next words, Gu Ye said silently in his heart.
Qiao Yang put out the cigarette butt: "...It's not because of these. It's my own business, you don't need to apologize."
Gu Ye stopped in despair.
Qiao Yang said it had nothing to do with him, but he was obviously still low-key, and he was still indifferent to him.
He had to change other topics, trying to get Qiao Yang out of his low mood.
He said: "Then let's talk about this afternoon? People like Wang Jiaze and the others will know their identities with a little attention."
"Since Brother Cheng can attack them without hesitation, it means that they have the power and background to absolutely crush this group of people like Wang Jiaze."
"I heard from Manager Xie just now that you told them about conditions and beat one of them?"
Joe Yang nodded.
Gu Ye was helpless: "You, luckily you are all right."
Qiao Yang asked strangely: "Why? Are they very powerful?"
Gu Ye smiled again.
After a whole night, Qiao Yang was finally willing to tell him more than ten words or more.
He explained patiently: "The only one I know of such a powerful person in city a is the Su family. The name they call Brother Cheng should be: Su Cheng."
Qiao Yang: "Su Cheng? Who is it?"
Gu Ye: "The Su family is a famous family in the art world. They have produced several famous calligraphers and painters for several generations. The current generation is called Su Jing."
"Su Jing is now in his fifties, unmarried and single. However, four years ago he suddenly announced that he has a son who has been raised outside, named Su Cheng."
Folk rumors and things can always arouse curiosity, and Qiao Yang stopped seriously.
Gu Ye continued to tell him, "It's not surprising that there is an illegitimate child raised outside. But what happened next has caused constant speculation in the world."
"Because the Su family, which has been known as a painter and calligrapher since ancient times, has risen rapidly in the past four years because of the arrival of Su Cheng. It has become the largest company in the country, and even has a large-scale export trade in the world."
"Moreover, their foreign trade industries are oil, gold, silver and other resource commodities and rare metals. It is difficult to do such an industry without extensive contacts and strong support."
"It's more likely that because his industry is foreign trade, Su Cheng rarely interacts with us, and because he acts in a low-key manner, few rumors about him can be found in the circle."
Qiao Yang saw that his expression became solemn, and said with a smile: "So, is it strange that there are few rumors?"
Gu Ye: "Like we all deliberately control some of our comments on the Internet, but personal information can still be found online. But Su Cheng's news can't be found, he is like a character who appeared out of thin air. ."
Qiao Yang: "Is it so mysterious?"
Gu Ye: "Mysterious, it also shows that he has power. It is impossible to find out what kind of power is behind Su Cheng. Anyway, we better not provoke such a person."
Speaking of this, Gu Ye asked him, "Did you report your name to his subordinates?"
Joe Yang hummed.
Gu Ye was helpless, with a slightly worried and reproachful tone, he said:
"You, you shouldn't care about Wang Jiaze and the others. Those bastards should be taught a few times and have a better memory."
"Now that those people know your identity, they ignored it at the time, and they are not sure what they will do to you in the future."
Qiao Yang looked at Gu Ye's worried look, and couldn't help but smile: "Probably not. Those people won't be so stingy, and I think it's good to be a brother."
"Those people often go to Qingshan Resort, and they never find anything. The way they punish Wang Jiaze is a bit like eliminating evil and promoting good."
Qiao Yang finally smiled and was willing to talk to him more.
But he is complimenting other men.
Gu Ye was happy in his heart, but not the taste.
He wants to reach out and rub Qiao Yang's head, but he still doesn't know why Qiao Yang is unhappy
It's hard to coax him a little better, and he'll be finished if he provokes people again.
He clenched and clenched under the palm of his hand, and finally held back.
He smiled and asked, "Do you think he is good? Have you met him?"
Qiao Yang: "No, just rely on intuition and guess."
Yu Huai came over, and he saw two people who were immersed in chatting from a distance outside.
Qiao Yang was smoking a cigarette, looking casual and cold. And Gu Ye looked at him with careful ingratiation, concern, and other things in his eyes.
Yu Huai clenched his hands unwillingly.
He donated 50 million to this event, becoming the largest donor in this charity event.
Because of this, I have the opportunity to be on the same stage with Gu Ye and get his affirmation.
This night, he was trying his best to talk to Gu Ye and show his company and personal strength.
Gu Ye was very polite and polite to him. But that's one way to be polite and keep your distance.
He didn't even get Gu Ye's private mobile phone number now. And as soon as the party ended tonight, he would never have the chance to see Gu Ye again.
He gritted his teeth and walked in, smiling: "President Gu, Qiao Shao, so you are here? What are you talking about?"
Qiao Yang raised his head in disgust when he heard this voice.
He looked at Yu Huai who came in, and the mood that had just calmed down was stirred up again.
Gu Ye: "Isn't the dinner over? Mr. Yu hasn't left yet?"
Yu Huai: "I want to chat more with President Gu, we just talked halfway..."
"Feel sorry."
Gu Ye: "I'm talking to Qiao Yang about something, it's not very convenient now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ye felt that his calf was kicked by the person next to him.
It was Qiao Yang who was kicking him.
Gu Ye liked Qiao Yang's small gestures very much, and he looked at him in surprise.
Qiao Yang's expression was indifferent, and he could not see his anger and anger. With a cigarette in his mouth, he asked, "Is there a fire?"
He tilted his head slightly, raised his handsome face, and looked domineering and cute with a wanton and arrogant look.
Gu Ye's eyes were soft, but he looked at the ashtray helplessly and persuaded him softly, "How many have you smoked?"
Qiao Yang let out a "tsk", his brows furrowed with impatience, and the cold and indifferent expression in Danfeng's eyes contained a hint of threat.
Gu Ye was originally trying to coax people, but he didn't even dare to provoke people, so he could only laugh: "Okay, but this is the last one."
Gu Ye took out the lighter from his pocket and handed it to Qiao Yang.
Qiao Yang didn't answer, and looked at him with a cigarette in his head, his chin a little, indicating that he should come by himself.
After being stunned for a moment, Gu Ye turned on the lighter very politely. After the soft flame jumped out, he put it in front of Qiao Yang's face with one hand and carefully lit the cigarette butt in Qiao Yang's lips.
Qiao Yang also turned slightly sideways, and moved his entire body towards Gu Ye.
Gu Ye's hand was very close to his cheek, and he could clearly feel the familiar temperature on the back of Gu Ye's hand.
He moved further forward deliberately, rubbing his side cheeks lightly on the back of Gu Ye's hand protecting the flames.
There was a flash of fire in the shredded tobacco, and the lit cigarette butt dyed the white rolled paper a scorched color.
Only then did Qiao Yang sit up straight.
He slowly exhaled a thin puff of smoke, and the curling white smoke spread out in front of him, making his cold and handsome face more clearly visible.
He raised his chin slightly, squinted at Yu Huai from the corner of his eyes, and asked coldly, "What's your name? What are you doing here?"
His face seems indifferent, but his coherent movements and demeanor are full of provocation.
Yu Huai's smile froze as early as the moment Gu Ye lit a cigarette for Qiao Yang.
He guessed the relationship between Gu Ye and Qiao Yang, but he just didn't want to give up. He was standing beside them now, and could clearly see the movements and expressions of the two of them.
Qiao Yang's willful and domineering appearance is obviously a declaration of sovereignty.
But Gu Ye was so indulgent and cooperating with him, even with flattery and concern.
From what he learned, Gu Ye was not alone at all.
Neither of them said anything to him, but he already felt a huge humiliation. His efforts and efforts tonight seemed so ridiculous and self-defeating.
His hands didn't even have the strength to hold them tightly, and the words he said were trembling and timid: "...No, it's nothing, you guys talk."
After saying that, he ran away.